Tens of thousands of Delta passengers around the world were grounded Monday due to a system-wide computer failure, with the airline unable to say when the problem will be fixed.
"Our systems are down everywhere," the Atlanta-based airline told customers on Twitter - while airport agents wrote out boarding passes by hand.
It later issued a statement confirming the outage.
"Delta has experienced a computer outage that has impacted flights scheduled for this morning," the airline said. "Flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights en route are operating normally. Delta is advising travelers to check the status of their flights this morning while the issue is being addressed."
At Los Angeles, passengers on the 12:50 a.m. red-eye to JFK were taken off their plane and back into the terminal with no estimate on when they would be able to depart.
In Las Vegas, some passengers slept on the floor near departure gates awaiting updates from the airline, while at Pittsburgh a long line snaked toward the ticketing counter.
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Delta Computer System Failure Grounds Flights Worldwide - NBC News
"Our systems are down everywhere," the Atlanta-based airline told customers on Twitter - while airport agents wrote out boarding passes by hand.
It later issued a statement confirming the outage.
"Delta has experienced a computer outage that has impacted flights scheduled for this morning," the airline said. "Flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights en route are operating normally. Delta is advising travelers to check the status of their flights this morning while the issue is being addressed."
At Los Angeles, passengers on the 12:50 a.m. red-eye to JFK were taken off their plane and back into the terminal with no estimate on when they would be able to depart.
In Las Vegas, some passengers slept on the floor near departure gates awaiting updates from the airline, while at Pittsburgh a long line snaked toward the ticketing counter.
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Delta Computer System Failure Grounds Flights Worldwide - NBC News